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The building blocks of American Sign Language

The building blocks of American Sign Language. What is a Language?. A system of symbols and grammatical signals that change across time. Members of a community share and use this language to interact and to transmit culture. Spoken Languages. sounds.

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The building blocks of American Sign Language

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  1. The building blocks of American Sign Language

  2. What is a Language? A system of symbols and grammatical signals that changeacross time. Members of a community share and use this language to interact and to transmit culture.

  3. Spoken Languages sounds. • The basic building blocks of Englishare These sounds (vowels, consonants) are combined toWords are combined to which are combined to • If we change one of the building blocks, the and the changes: form words. form sentences, form stories, etc. o o “stp” st++p word meaning e e

  4. The Five Parameters of ASL: • HANDSHAPE – There are 45 different handshapes in ASL • LOCATION – The location (where on the body) of each sign can change, and add grammatical information. • MOVEMENT – The direction that the sign moves (away from the body, towards the body) carries specific information. Repetition of movement can have grammatical information. • PALM ORIENTATION– Each handshape can change orientation; the palm can face out, down, up, etc. • FACIAL EXPRESSION –Many signs in ASL require a non-manual signal in order to be produced correctly. Otherssimply require the emotive facial expression to match the meaning the signer is trying to convey.

  5. Sign Parameters – The parts of a sign It is important for new signers to realize that even a slight alteration of ONE of the parameters can produce anun-intended sign.

  6. Try to sign them …

  7. Sign: Lousy What are the Parameters for the sign:LOUSY? HS: __________________________LOC: _________________________MOV:_________________________ PO: _________________________ FACE EX: ______________________ (Non-Manual Signal) Emotion or Grammar? Hand in shape of a 3 At the nose Down & out Faces non-dominant side Disgust

  8. Sign the following words with a partner… What are the changes in Parameters? Write the changes on the charts on your handout.

  9. Parameters:HANDSHAPE, LOCATION, MOVEMENT, PALM ORIENTATION, FACIAL EXPRESSION MOVEMENT HANDSHAPE FACIAL EXPRESS MOVEMENT PALM ORIENT.

  10. Parameters:HANDSHAPE, LOCATION, MOVEMENT, PALM ORIENTATION,FACIAL EXPRESSION PALM ORIENT. LOCATION MOVEMENT LOCATION PALM ORIENT. HANDSHAPE

  11. Parameter Practice

  12. Your homework… You will pick eight (8) signs from any of your vocabulary lists. Write them in – on your “Parameter worksheet” SIGN__________ HS – LOC – MOV – PO – NMGS – SIGN__________ HS – LOC – MOV – PO – NMGS – SIGN__________ HS – LOC – MOV – PO – NMGS – SIGN__________ HS – LOC – MOV – PO – NMGS –

  13. SIGN__________ HS – LOC – MOV – PO – NMGS – SIGN__________ HS – LOC – MOV – PO – NMGS – NAME Examples: (2h) N neutral space dominant N hand taps top of other Face each other none DEAF index (#1) head ear to mouth in toward body none

  14. OOPS! I almost forgot to tell you! This is a small group (2-3) activity!

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